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A car plowed into a pedestrian zone in Leipzig, Germany, on Monday, killing two people and leaving several others seriously injured, officials said.
Reuters reported that police detained the driver, identified as a 33-year-old German man. Officials said there was no ongoing threat to the public as investigators work to determine what led to the incident.
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Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung said the city was “mourning two deaths” and at least three people were seriously hurt, calling it a “horrific attack.”
“We are mourning two deaths, currently three seriously injured people, and many others who were injured,” Jung told journalists at a media briefing on Monday evening, according to Leipziger Volkszeitung.
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“It’s impossible to find the right words for this horrific attack,” he added.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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